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Based on 240 similar postings.
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About T-Mobile
T-Mobile US is the second-largest wireless carrier in the United States, providing wireless voice, messaging, and data services under the T-Mobile and Metro by T-Mobile brands. Industry: Wireless Telecommunications
T-Mobile currently has
74 open roles
on FindRole.
Listed pay typically runs
$135,700–$226,600
across 31 roles with salary data.
JOB TITLE: Manager, Software Engineering
The Manager, Software Engineering leads a software engineering and CSR Tier 1 DevOps team responsible for building, operating, and evolving business-critical applications, data platforms, and integrations. This role ensures production stability, observability, and 24x7 operational readiness by turning business needs into resilient solutions. Key responsibilities include managing production incidents, performing root-cause analysis, and driving improvements in CI/CD, automation, security, and compliance. The successful candidate will oversee technical vendor relationships, track SLA/SLO performance, and recruit qualified team members. Required skills include software development, DevOps management, monitoring, alerting, and data pipeline support. The role focuses on maintaining high-quality software delivery and reliable production environments for systems that customers and employees depend on, requiring a background in computer science or a related technical field.
What does a Software Engineering Manager earn?
Median $214500 from 120 postings across 39 companies.
Lead and develop software engineering and Tier 1 DevOps teams through coaching and performance management.
Own production reliability and operational readiness, including monitoring, alerting, and incident response.
Drive improvements in DevOps practices, observability, automation, CI/CD, and engineering quality.
Manage production incidents, root-cause analysis, and corrective actions to improve service reliability.
Partner with cross-functional teams to resolve production and data integration issues.
Establish and track operational measures such as availability, incident volume, and SLA/SLO performance.
Oversee technical vendor relationships to influence product features and align with technical requirements.
Recruit and onboard qualified team members to strengthen engineering and operational capabilities.
What we're looking for
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field plus 5 years of related work experience.
Advanced degree in a related technical field plus 3 years of related work experience.
4+ years of experience in software engineering, DevOps, production operations, data engineering, Analytics and Business Intelligence, or enterprise application support.
Experience supporting business-critical production applications, data platforms, or integrations.
Less than 2 years of experience managing or supervising a team of 15 or more developers.
Experience managing or supervising software engineering and/or DevOps teams (preferred).